lighten
Meaning of lighten
verb
- To make brighter or clearer; to illuminate.
to lighten an apartment with lamps or gas; to lighten the streets
- To become brighter or clearer; to brighten.
- To burst forth or dart, as lightning; to shine with, or like, lightning; to flash.
- To emit or disclose in, or as if in, lightning; to flash out, like lightning.
- To illuminate with knowledge; to enlighten.
- To alleviate; to reduce the burden of.
Sorrow can be lightened by being openly brought out.
- To make light or lighter in weight.
- To make less serious or more cheerful.
- To become light or lighter in weight.
- To become less serious or more cheerful.
verb
To descend; to light.
Information about lighten
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of lighten is: lightens.
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Hyphenation of lighten
lighten
- It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
- lighten is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
lighten synonyms
Meaning brighten:
Meaning relieve:
Anagrams of lighten
Words that rhyme with lighten
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